Posted AT 12:20 AM EDT on 28/08/04
Is this the next J.K. Rowling?
Cambridge, England — The sign on the wall of London's King's Cross station marks Platform 9 ¾, the spot where Harry Potter boarded the Hogwarts Express to begin his magical journey. Often tourists have their picture taken under the sign, but today there are only frazzled commuters racing up platform 9A to catch an express train to that other, not-so-mystical centre of learning, Cambridge.
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